My one dollar Boxwood (Buxus) trees are beginning the long journey of becoming a bonsai forest. To see a previous video on my Boxwood trees, click here.... • Pruning My Pre Bonsai ... #TheBonsaiZone
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@BlueJayBonsai2 жыл бұрын
Instant boxwood forest! You’re going to give Mr. Boxwood a run for his money! 🤣 Hope you and the family have a speedy recovery. 🙏
@3apa3a4eva2 жыл бұрын
Argh, missed the very end of the live-stream, door bell rang :(. Anywho, speedy recovery, Nigel!!! Missing your videos. Virtual hugs!
@BlueJayBonsai2 жыл бұрын
Hi Olga, I was at work and couldn’t type hello to everyone… But I’m on lunch now… so Hello Olga! 😀
@3apa3a4eva2 жыл бұрын
@@BlueJayBonsai Waiving back! Thanks for a high-quality content!
@MaybeBonsai2 жыл бұрын
Get well soon Nigel, just found out today
@roiq52632 жыл бұрын
A boxwood was my first bonsai. My uncle gave it to me when I was 6 or 7. Very nice bonsai actuallt. I killed it.
@growclipbonsaiforseniors19512 жыл бұрын
Glad your videos are back!!! Had to run and make a cup of tea to enjoy a fantastic video by the Master of Bonsai.
@debfaulbonsaigurl2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel. Thanks for the vid even though you're not feeling well. Get well soon 🙂
@PlantCraftDIY2 жыл бұрын
Nigel..I can't imagine how cold it is to be there. but I can see, your tropical plants, all flourish 😍👍👍
@DavesBonsai2 жыл бұрын
I love boxwoods! Can’t wait to see the forest.
@sbragaglia2 жыл бұрын
Oh no, I got distracted and I’ve missed the premiere! Let’s focus on the tree and have a lovely weekend everybody! (For those in the UK, please watch out for the storm!)
@mattbrennan6472 жыл бұрын
A very inspirational video to demonstrate how easy and inexpensive it can be to get involved with the hobby. Thanks, keep growing
@ITookYourBic2 жыл бұрын
Even though my birthday is the 19th I considered this a birthday gift from you Nigel. I've wondered for awhile how exactly you'd work with a boxwood. I know I just started bonsai this year but I think boxwoods can make gorgeous bonsai. They have amazing foliage and give alot of options for choices. Only down side to boxwoods is they harden up really quick and make it impossible to use any wire. You got one chance to wire a boxwood, when it's green lol anyways thanks Nigel! Can't wait to see how these turn out!
@edmilkovitz2972 жыл бұрын
I picked up a boxwood last summer. It took me awhile to go through them all at the Home Depot, but I eventually found a single trunk with nice branches. They have a bark that makes them look old.
@LindaGlisson-ns9cz18 күн бұрын
Lots of good info!!
@TheBonsaiZone18 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@patsfreund91642 жыл бұрын
WOW! What a fantastic deal you got on that boxwood. So nice that you are able to work on some trees during the inclement weather there. Great work on that boxwood. They make great shohin bonsai. Thanks for sharing your video.
@danutashayler342 жыл бұрын
Holy Moly, you never stop, not into the freezing rain Mr. Saunders? A good class in: a/how to be a hardy Canadian b/ your detail pruning on the turning Boxwood shrub into a Bonsai. Thank you.
@astasaarelainen13172 жыл бұрын
Nice forest 👍
@natrjack9652 жыл бұрын
Another great video Nigel. Keep nice and warm. It looks cold out there
@michelangelobonsai2 жыл бұрын
wow big garden🤙🤙
@stuartrose76282 жыл бұрын
a speedy recovery, sounds ominous
@carolholt4162 жыл бұрын
Great Video Nigel. I need to get more boxwood.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat2 жыл бұрын
I have quite a few boxwood 'under development'. I was able to purchase 3ft hedges for just £5 at my local nursery. I trunk chopped them but really underestimated how long they would take to re-grow. They are definitely a labour of love...
@i6oVices Жыл бұрын
I love these , and the channel
@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!
@marysoldeeley22182 жыл бұрын
Fantastic find! Rain... I almost forget what that's like hahaha!
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
So true!
@seiyuokamihimura50822 жыл бұрын
Last week I made a blueberry bush into a bonsai lol. Not sure why. Just looked like it'd make a nice one and it does.
@sebastianrodriguez12282 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video I don’t know if you saw my comment in the lemon tree video about making a video on a boxwood tree but if you didn’t thanks anyway. Now I now what to do with the one I just got 🙏🏼✌🏼
@NyaanVegan2 жыл бұрын
Grocery store boxwood! Sounds cute :) two little guys, hope they both flourish.
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
They are still green and looking good so far!!
@user-br8qs2oe7b4 ай бұрын
Rockin' that hairdo!! I wish I had hair like that!
@TheBonsaiZone4 ай бұрын
Everyone hates it, especially my wife!!
@user-br8qs2oe7b4 ай бұрын
I hated it at first, but it grew on me!!@@TheBonsaiZone
@waterlover2 жыл бұрын
Super early for a show but worth it
@robertdrozda16372 жыл бұрын
Nigel, 1st comment here. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying your videos and techniques.
@buckeye76942 жыл бұрын
Found some 3gal boxwood marked down to $3 at the end of last summer. All single trunk and 2-3 inch diameter. I'm excited to start on them, but worried about die back when I cut the larger branches.
@moyogibonsai2 жыл бұрын
hi Nigel from Quebec
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
Hello MOYOGI bonsai!
@selfmade61422 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel, Boxwood is great for small woodland designs because of its small leaves and slow growth. Hopefully your trees will be spared from the box tree moth. Much luck. 👍
@davidcadle64632 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you have rooted boxwood cuttings before but in my experience they can take over a year to root, specially larger cuttings. Just a heads up, don't give up on them, as long as they are still green. :)
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David, good to know!!
@Bonsaifly2 жыл бұрын
Nice job Nigel :) have you experimented with Boxwood before? I am actually thinking of getting one myself. Although you do see them as Bonsai I feel like they don't get enough recognition. They are usually very available and make for great trees :)
@davidmorgan35082 жыл бұрын
Aussie Dave here Nigel, your boxwood looks the same as my "English Box " mine is styled in a bonsai pot. Mine is very slow growing. In 5 years it's only grown about 12mm. Branches and roots are healthy 😉.
@michaelwillcutt26192 жыл бұрын
English has the smaller leaf American has a larger pointed leaf about 3/4 inch in length vs 7/16 on English boxwood’s then there the Japanese and korean that have the larger oval leaf’s
@AJediSurvivor2 жыл бұрын
Nice video as always Nigel. I’m wondering if you could give me some advice if you should happen to se my comment at all. I’d be very grateful for your advice 😊 So basically I live in the UK and for the past 5 years or so I’ve been trying to grow orange trees from seeds ever since I saw your video and was ultimately impressed by it. The problem I have is that I can never manage to get them past the seedling stage for some reason and I don’t know what it is that I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried everything from changing the soil type and adding things such as coarse sand and perlite to changing how much water I give them and using grow lights as well as natural light, all to no avail. I know that it’s very hard to grow them from seeds especially in the UK due to the nature of our climate and it would just be easier to probably buy one, but I I want to be able to get the growing technique right to be able to grow them and citrus in general and have that satisfaction of getting them from the seedling stage to a well established and healthy bonsai, so in 5/10/20 years I can look back at a well established citrus bonsai and say to people “This is what I’ve managed to achieve because of the inspiration that Nigel’s videos have given me, which is persistence to get where I want from something I’ve grown”. Any help and advice at that you can give on growing them from seed would be extremely appreciated ☺️
@brianbarnes21842 жыл бұрын
I'm planning on starting a rainbow ucaliptis as soon as the seeds sprout, have you ever seen anything like that or have you worked with a rainbow tree before.
@shaunbates492 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on bonsai soils Nigel, and the benefits between the types. I've never repotted bonsai before but I've bought a lot of the more traditional bonsai soil (like compost) but now I'm wondering if you're mixture would be better?
@katedodd792 жыл бұрын
Hi Shaun, Nigel already has a video in his back catalogue all about soil. I just checked and it is called "Bonsai Soil, April 2015" (if you sort his videos by "date added~oldest" and scroll down a bit, the thumbnail is Nigel stood by a gravel mountain!!!)
@shaunbates492 жыл бұрын
@@katedodd79 Thank you so much for this! 😊
@user-ij6yx9hv3o2 жыл бұрын
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@dennisrudloff20712 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I had just picked up a Boxwood from Lowes. I am hoping you can detail your soil mixture for me. I am used to using regular potting soil for flowers, but bonsai has a completely different mixture. If not a secret, can you tell me the mixture. I have plants ready to move from the ground to bonsai pots. Thanks.
@uppyraptor492 жыл бұрын
Where would i get a root fork like the one you use? Tony UK
@ck83132 жыл бұрын
Hmmmmm. Nice work. But whatever happened to the Ta'prom temple? Winter is almost over
@michaelwillcutt26192 жыл бұрын
I have five different verity of boxwood shrubs my largest is fourteen feet tall and wide Most popular are the American pyramid because it grows in a Christmas tree form
@jennifercarney91822 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Very helpful! Do you use rooting hormone for cuttings?
@BlueJayBonsai2 жыл бұрын
No, Nigel does not use rooting hormone.
@9svm2 жыл бұрын
Haha all my boxwoods are buried under the snow right now
@Ollieslife1012 жыл бұрын
Hey Nigel I know u said b4 but I cannot remember where you got that soil scoop? If u see the message and know let me know please .. thank you ans Bonsai on🤙🙏
@alanvanheerden8955 Жыл бұрын
Maybe move your camera to the side/ or above slightly cause its focusing on your hand and the actual plant work gets blurry. im sure that would make the footage more professional.
@jeffhurst47442 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that little rake you’re using?
@mattysmenagerie2 жыл бұрын
Did you get this from Kim's? I love in Toronto where do you get your prebonsai? Tropex in Hamilton I find is pretty good
@dirkkievits4669 Жыл бұрын
Please show the result after the work at a bonsai in the same video. I almost never see this in a bonsai video,maybe because the result is so mutch after.
@jasonkim32872 жыл бұрын
I can't believe it was just 1 dollar. Thanks for sharing a nice video. Are you going to water them everyday even though there are cuttings without roots? Also, are you place them in the shadow or full sun?
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I water them every day and they will stay in the greenhouse where they get nice afternoon sun!
@barbkrienke84002 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel! How did you know where the trunk ended and the real roots started (versus the “high” roots)?
@walkerschlott45182 жыл бұрын
You can tell where the root plane starts because below that there will be no more trunk, they will be roots coming out at all angles. The high roots will be by themselves and there will be a large amount of trunk beneath them.
@barbkrienke84002 жыл бұрын
@@walkerschlott4518 Thanks so much!!!
@ianrowe93376 ай бұрын
Nigel, do you ever use rooting hormone on your cuttings ? ... regards from England .
@user-tm9eo9rv2r Жыл бұрын
is there any nutrient in that soil?
@michaelwillcutt26192 жыл бұрын
What verity of boxwood, there actually shrubs and not in the tree family
@sbragaglia2 жыл бұрын
Nigel, is the rake a fork where the prongs have been cut and shaped or indeed a bonsai rake? I cannot find anything similar online…
@D1G5yD0G2 жыл бұрын
Just search Root Rake on ebay mate.
@sbragaglia2 жыл бұрын
@@D1G5yD0G that’s why! I’ve only tried with bonsai rake! 😅 Cheers!
@sbragaglia2 жыл бұрын
@@D1G5yD0G actually I couldn’t find that specific root rake on any e-shopping site… 🤷🏻♂️
@BlueJayBonsai2 жыл бұрын
It’s not officially a root rake. He found it in a second hand store.. probably a miniature garden rake. Scott Winnard has something similar that’s part of a miniature plant/garden set, I’ve seen the small brass garden sets on sale on Etsy.. in Germany. I’m just too cheap to order from Germany. 🤣
@sbragaglia2 жыл бұрын
@@BlueJayBonsai Cheers! I think I saw it then! I promise I’ll bring you one if I’ll ever come in your area! 😉
@hyperionhelios1902 жыл бұрын
Soicond!
@Ukeitupmike2 жыл бұрын
hi Nigel
@bolletserut2930 Жыл бұрын
Salam kenal bos 🙏
@aaronleslie15812 жыл бұрын
Hey Nigel so I just bought a boxwood inspired by this video, I’m wondering if it’s safe to work on now or should I wait until I see buds popping?
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
You could wait a bit longer, mid April is about the right time usually!
@donmurky2 жыл бұрын
Foist!!
@dkstott295 ай бұрын
I'm interested in seeing how is doing in 2024....
@TheBonsaiZone4 ай бұрын
So far so good, they are are still nice and green!!!
@sunilusk2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that boxwoods be alive in outside, even its covered in snow all arround
@nrponugoti2 жыл бұрын
Hi
@mauromaffessoli490 Жыл бұрын
hi sell some bonsai thanks for the reply and hello from Italy
@danbehrens16212 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a plastic training pot full of Boxwood cuttings. They’ve been in there 2 years now. Might be time to give some of them their own pot now.
@ponderanceofagravedigger25642 жыл бұрын
Why did you drain all your rain water?
@sbragaglia2 жыл бұрын
If temperatures go again below zero (I think it’s a matter of when rather than if) the water will freeze and might break the water reservoir. Better safe than sorry!
@ponderanceofagravedigger25642 жыл бұрын
@@sbragaglia oh i see. Thought so.
@therisingofroninbonsai2 жыл бұрын
The water......understand...the temperature.......Boxwood bonsai?
@crazywileycoyote2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel ! Also from southern Ontario. Going to be trying to make juniper bonsai this year